© TNTP 2016 Introduction to the Instructional Culture Insight Survey
© TNTP 2016
Introduction to the Instructional
Culture Insight Survey
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Insight collects and reports teacher feedback to school and network leaders,
outlining a roadmap for improvement.
Validated survey gathers
teacher feedback on critical
aspects of school culture
1. SURVEY TEACHERS
TNTP identifies strong local
performers, assesses school
culture and shares this upward
feedback with leaders
2. SHARE FEEDBACKSurvey results provide
information to prioritize
necessary actions to improve
culture
3. IMPROVE CULTURE
Insight surveys happen twice per year, giving principals opportunities
to monitor progress and make real-time improvements.
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Insight helps school leaders build strong cultures by learning from what
successful exemplars do differently.
Insight surveys identify
schools with strong
instructional cultures
Some schools thrive
despite similar
challenges
Reports identify what schools
with strong leadership
practices do differently so all
schools can improve
Schools in the same
community face similar
challenges
Local Schools
Top 25% of schools with strongest
instructional culture
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TNTP’s Instructional Culture Index is a reliable measure that can be used to
compare schools of all types and is based on what matters most for retention
and student academic success.
INSTRUCTIONAL CULTUREIndex represents a
holistic measure of a
strong school
environment, which
matters for improving
student outcomes and
retaining effective
teachers.
Insight Index*
Elements of Successful Schools Insight Survey Question
Articulate a
CLEAR VISION of success
The expectations for
effective teaching are
clearly defined at my
school.
Ensure that vision is
SHARED by all teachers
Teachers at my school
share a common vision of
what effective teaching
looks like in practice.
SUPPORT teachers
in realizing that visionMy school is committed
to improving my
instructional practice.
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Schools with strong instructional cultures retain a higher percentage of their
effective teachers and achieve greater academic success with students.
Instructional Culture Matters for Teachers and Students
Bottom-Quartile Schools Top-Quartile Schools(Weak Instructional Culture) (Strong Instructional Culture)
Bottom-quartile schools can expect to
lose effective teachers at more than
twice the rate of top-quartile schools…
…and top-quartile schools
have shown stronger student growth
than bottom-quartile schools on
multiple state assessments.
Effective teachers planning to leave this year or next year, EOY16 national dataset: bottom-quartile average = 41%, top-quartile
average = 16%. Assessments include TCAP (Tennessee), DC CAS, North Carolina EOG Assessments, Florida Standards
Assessments, and MCAS (Massachusetts).
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Insight supports a cycle of continuous improvement through two survey
administrations per school year.
MEASURE
ASSESS
PLAN
ACT
1
2
3
4
5 Semi-annual Insight
administration
Review results to identify
areas of strength and
opportunity
Principals and their managers
develop action plans to
address areas of greatest need
Execute steps from
action plans, drawing
support from local
exemplars, district
resources and TNTP’s
Teacher Talent Toolbox
Check in on progress at
regular intervals during
Winter and Spring
administrations
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Insight Campus Reports provide detailed feedback which can be used to
identify opportunities for improvement and recommend next steps.
Teachers feel that
feedback is insufficient
even though
administrators observe
classes almost as often
as at top-quartile
schools.
RECOMMENDATIONS ACTION STEPS
• Focus on providing consistent, high-quality
feedback following observations
• Send email on strengths, suggestions for
improvement to teachers immediately following
observations
• Reduce the observation frequency as needed to
ensure feedback is being provided consistently
• Principals set annual goals and
quarterly benchmarks around
observation and feedback
• Review mid-year data to see if
teacher satisfaction with feedback
on their practice is improving
• Adjust approach as needed
School
Response
Spring 2016
District
Response
Spring 2016
Top Quartile
Response
Spring 2016
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The Insight School Sorter provides results for groups of schools in an Excel
format which allows for filtering and sorting, for the purpose of comparing
schools and identifying trends.
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The Insight Campus Reports includes links to additional detail regarding the
survey and resources to support schools in taking action on their results.
Three-step strategy for principals
to use their Insight results
Links to additional resources to
support analysis of Insight results
and improving instructional
leadership practices
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TNTP curates the Teacher Talent Toolbox, a collection of free resources, from
schools and districts across the country, to support school leaders’
improvement efforts from their Insight results.
MEETING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT GOALS• Instructional Planning
• Using Student Growth Measures
DEVELOPMENT & EVALUATION• Observation and Feedback
• Professional Development
• Teacher Evaluation
RECRUITMENT & RETENTION• Hiring
• Teacher Career Progression
• Retaining Top Talent
WORKING CONDITIONS• Learning Environment
• Peer Culture and Collaboration
• Managing Teacher Workload
The Toolbox offers several unique
services, free and available to all:
• Open access to the Teacher Talent
Toolbox website, including toolkits that
outline promising practices in many
areas of Talent Management.
• More than 250 downloadable and
customizable resources from innovative
schools, networks and districts.
• TNTP's latest research on what teachers
value in the workplace.
http://www.tntp.org/toolbox
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The efficacy of Insight relies on strong engagement and thorough data
collection.
SCHOOL LEADER BEST PRACTICES
Communicate: Ensure that teachers hear directly from an influential school
leader about the importance of participating in the survey
Prioritize: Carve out time for teachers to take the survey, during a staff
meeting or other protected time
Follow-through: Commit and communicate how Insight results will benefit
and be shared back with teachers
Respect Confidentiality: Refrain from pressure tactics or coaching teachers on
how to respond
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